Securigera varia (L.) Lassen

Purple crown vetch (en), Coronille bigarrée (fr), Coronille changeante (fr), Coronille variée (fr), Sécurigère bigarrée (fr), Sécurigère variée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Securigera

Characteristics

A low growing bean family vine. It grows 25-50 cm tall. The flowers are pink and white and in small clusters.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread epizoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.37 - 0.85
Root system creeping-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dry grassy places, railway embankments, roadsides etc.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 7-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use erosion control experimental purposes forage medicinal ornamental poison recultivation
Edible leaves
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity toxic (seed), toxic (whole)
Animal toxicity toxic (seed), toxic (whole)

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Securigera varia habit picture by francoise cloteau (cc-by-sa)
Securigera varia habit picture by 123 456 (cc-by-sa)
Securigera varia habit picture by 123 456 (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Securigera varia leaf picture by Anne-cecile Sonatore (cc-by-sa)
Securigera varia leaf picture by Julien Quiret (cc-by-sa)
Securigera varia leaf picture by Cecile Monfurt (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Securigera varia flower picture by Camelia6 (cc-by-sa)
Securigera varia flower picture by Esin Bozdogangil (cc-by-sa)
Securigera varia flower picture by ilona Hoogeveen (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Securigera varia fruit picture by Pierre Bonnet (cc-by-sa)
Securigera varia fruit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Securigera varia world distribution map, present in Albania, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Ecuador, Spain, Estonia, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Moldova (Republic of), Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:946592-1
WFO ID wfo-0000186576
COL ID 6B4B7
BDTFX ID 19018
INPN ID 92546
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Coronilla varia f. pedemontana Coronilla haussknechtii Coronilla hirta Coronilla pallescens Coronilla pyrenaica Callistephana varia Coronilla multiflora Coronilla pendula Coronilla petraea Astragalus glaucoides Ornithopus varius Coronilla varia subsp. hirta Securigera varia subsp. orientalis Coronilla varia f. herbida Coronilla varia f. hypopedunculata Coronilla varia f. macrantha Coronilla varia f. multipinnata Coronilla varia f. robusta Coronilla varia f. stricta Coronilla varia f. tenera Coronilla varia subsp. orientalis Coronilla varia var. ghilana Securigera varia